Personalities Quiz - Quiz on Mountaineers 1

Personalities Quiz  - Quiz on Mountaineers 1

The National Mountain Climbing Day is observed annually on August 1. Here is a quiz on famous mountaineers in the world

Personalities Quiz  - Quiz on Mountaineers 1

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1. Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest?

Bachendri Pal
Ajeet Bajaj
Santhosh Yadav
Avtar Singh Cheema

2. Name the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

Premlata Agarwal
Deeya Bajan
Bachendri Pal
Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl

3. Who was the first woman to reach the summit twice?

Deeya Bajan
Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
Premlata Agarwal
Bachendri Pal

4. Name the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest

Santhosh Yadav
Junko Tabei
Dicky Dolma
Malavath Purna

5. Who holds the record for reaching the summit the highest number of times?

Kami Rita Sherpa
Lhakpa Sherpa
Dave Hahn
Kenton Cool

6. Who among the following holds the record for most ascents by a woman?

Ang Rita
Melissa Arnot
Lhakpa Sherpa
Junko Tabei

7. Jeffrey Archer's 2009 novel tells the story of George Mallory who died attempting to climb Everest in the 1920s. The novel supports the claims that he was the first to conquer Mount Everest. What was the title of the book?

This Was a Man
Paths of Glory
Best Kept Secret
A Matter of Honor

8. Name the non-sherpa climber who reached the summit of Mount Everest the most times

Dave Hahn
Kenton Cool
Hiroyuki Kuraoka
Mark Woodward

9. The record for the most ascents by a foreign woman is in the name of

Santosh Yadav
Junko Tabei
Melissa Amot
Mary Lefever

10. Who was the first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice?

Sungdare Sherpa
Lhakpa Sherpa
Edmund Hillary
Nawang Gombu

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